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Orchard Group has been planting churches in the New York City metropolitan area for over sixty years and in the northeastern United States for twenty years. New churches started by Orchard Group since 2000 are reaching thousands of people in the metro areas of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh.

In the past few years we have expanded to other challenging, strategic, urban settings: Miami, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco. International church planting efforts are underway in Paris, Lagos, Cape Town, Nagoya and Osaka. From our hub in New York City, we look forward to starting more churches in other U.S. and International cities.

Orchard Group has maintained the same simple statement of beliefs since our beginning in 1948. These convictions have been passed down by each generation of leaders. While this is certainly not an exhaustive list, we continue to affirm the following:

The inspiration and authority of the whole Bible (Old and New Testament) as the revelation of God by the Holy Spirit.

The deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His incarnation by the virgin birth, his substitutionary, atoning death on the cross, his bodily resurrection, and his personal return as taught in the New Testament.

The necessity of the new birth through the Holy Spirit for entering the Kingdom of God.

The obligation upon all believers to be witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ and to seek the salvation of others through faith in him.

- Since 1948 -

“Starting new churches is the best way to reach new residents, new people groups and new generations with the gospel”

Dr. J.K. Jones

Dr. Brian Leander

Greg Lee

Lead Pastor, Suncrest Christian Church
St. John, IN

Eddie Lowen

Senior Minister, West Side Christian Church
Springfield, IL

Brent Storms

President and CEO, Orchard Group
New York, NY

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Orchard Group has a proven track record of planting churches in densely populated and underchurched regions. Orchard Group is a 501(c)3 religious non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible and will be receipted as such.